[LINK] Aussie research (inc Cites)

Tom Koltai tomk at unwired.com.au
Wed Jan 14 02:19:50 AEDT 2009


Weighted for Population.
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Rank   	       Filed   	 Papers   Citations Citations	
                                                 as % of Pop	
					                    Per Cite	
1	JAPAN	      796,807	7,201,664	9.04	0.436742412
16,489,500
2	SWEDEN	174,418	2,257,641	12.94	0.294435228
7,667,700
3	SPAIN	      292,146	2,602,330	8.91	0.28105951
9,259,000
4	ENGLAND	678,686	8,768,475	12.92	0.142316956
61,612,300
5	USA	    2,959,661	42,269,694	14.28	0.138079399
306,126,000
6	Belgium	125,520	1,461,478	11.64	0.136065357
10,741,000
7	Australia	267,134	2,784,738	10.42	0.129176025
21,557,700
8	SWITZERLAND	168,527	2,502,210	14.85	0.108661006
23,027,672
9	GERMANY	766,146	8,787,460	11.47	0.10708292
82,062,200
10	FRANCE	548,279	5,933,187	10.82	0.091176725
65,073,482
11	NETHERLANDS	231,682	3,148,005	13.59	0.082559146
38,130,300
12	DENMARK	 91,670	1,262,693	13.77	0.037670963
33,519,000
13	ITALY	      394,428	4,044,512	10.25	0.031670989
127,704,000
14	SCOTLAND	106,209	1,422,252	13.39	0.029492618
48,224,000
15	SOUTH KOREA	218,077	1,256,724	5.76	0.027407672
45,853,000
16	Canada	414,248	4,837,825	11.68	0.025664718
188,501,000
17	ISRAEL	109,637	1,210,807	11.04	0.020149758
60,090,400
18	RUSSIA	276,801	1,135,496	4.1	0.008011354
141,735,840
19	P R CHINA	573,486	2,646,085	4.61	0.001980795
1,335,870,000
20	INDIA	      237,364	1,088,425	4.59	0.000952186
1,143,080,000

Which means apparently that Japanese write the most Authoritative
papers, with Australia writing the seventh most authoritative.

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> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:link-bounces at mailman1.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of 
> > stephen at melbpc.org.au
> > Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 11:27 PM
> > To: link at anu.edu.au
> > Subject: [LINK] Aussie research
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> > 
> > Seems Australia is batting above our weight in science
> > research papers:
> > 
> > --
> >  ScienceWatch.com presents its "Top 20" listings of the
> > countries which, 
> > as of the latest update, achieved particular distinction 
> > based on their 
> > papers published .. from January 1998 through August 31, 
> > 2008, a 10-year 
> > plus 8-month period. 
> > 
> > The listings are confined to those nations, out of a pool of
> > 147, which 
> > published at least 10,000 papers across all fields during the 
> > period ..
> > 
> > Ranked by Papers
> > 
> > Rank Field      Papers 
> > 
> > 1   USA        2,959,661
> > 2   JAPAN        796,807  
> > 3   GERMANY      766,146  
> > 4   ENGLAND      678,686  
> > 5   PR CHINA     573,486  
> > 6   FRANCE       548,279  
> > 7   CANADA       414,248  
> > 8   ITALY        394,428  
> > 9   SPAIN        292,146  
> > 10  RUSSIA       276,801  
> > 11  AUSTRALIA    267,134  
> > 12  INDIA        237,364  
> > 13  NETHERLANDS  231,682
> > 14  SOUTH KOREA  218,077 
> > 15  SWEDEN       174,418 
> > 16  SWITZERLAND  168,527
> > 17  BRAZIL       157,860 
> > 18  TAIWAN       144,807 
> > 19  POLAND       131,646  
> > 20  BELGIUM      125,520  
> > 
> > SOURCE: Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters.
> > 
> > (Mind, we're ninth in citations ..ie, the number of times  other 
> > papers cite Australian scientific research papers.)
> > 
>  http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2008/08decALL/
> 
> Well, I would have calculated it differently - of course.
> Which based on my method would place australia at number 4 
> globally, not 11. The number of papers needs to be correlated 
> to the total potential output of a country in other words, 
> its population.
> 
> Rank Field      	Papers 	Pop	            Papers as a % of
> Pop.
> 
> 16  SWITZERLAND  	168,527	7,667,700	      2.198%
> 15  SWEDEN       	174,418	9,259,000	      1.884%
> 13  NETHERLANDS  	231,682	16,489,500	      1.405%
> 11  AUSTRALIA     267,134	21,557,700	      1.239%
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 7   CANADA        414,248	33,519,000	      1.236%
> 20  BELGIUM     	125,520	10,741,000	      1.169%
> 4   ENGLAND     	678,686	61,612,300	      1.102%
> 1   USA        	2,959,661	306,126,000	      0.967%
> 3   GERMANY       766,146	82,062,200	      0.934%
> 6   FRANCE        548,279	65,073,482	      0.843%
> 8   ITALY       	394,428	60,090,400	      0.656%
> 9   SPAIN         292,146	45,853,000	      0.637%
> 18  TAIWAN      	144,807	23,027,672	      0.629%
> 2   JAPAN        	796,807	127,704,000	      0.624%
> 14  SOUTH KOREA  	218,077	48,224,000	      0.452%
> 19  POLAND      	131,646	38,130,300	      0.345%
> 10  RUSSIA        276,801	141,735,840	      0.195%
> 17  BRAZIL      	157,860	188,501,000	      0.084%
> 5   PR CHINA     	573,486	1,335,870,000	0.043%
> 12  INDIA         237,364	1,143,080,000	0.021%
> 
> On the other hand if this was an OECD commissioned report I 
> would have to relate it back to the individual per capita 
> living standard for it to be a meaningful number.
> 
> The interesting observation I should like to make - 
> annecdotally of course, my calc appears to have identified 
> the standard of living automatically.
> 
> Just an observation ....
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